Fat fighting scheme works for rich, poor
The Age reports on an anti-obesity intervention programme in Colac, Victoria. This programme is different from others because it improved children’s health equally, regardless of their socio-economic status.
Read more: The Age, 27 July 2008
Small Australian town is model for community campaigns against obesity
An editorial in the British Medical Journal comments on the remarkable success of a children’s anti-obesity community intervention programme in Colac, Victoria.
Read more: British Medical Journal 2008;337:a1238, 8 Aug 2008
Read the research: International Journal of Obesity, published online 10 June 2008
